201 JSCA 2 (3) pp. 201–212 Intellect Limited 2012 Journal of Scandinavian Cinema Volume 2 Number 3 © 2012 Intellect Ltd Article. English language. doi: 10.1386/jsca.2.3.201_1 AbstrAct This article gives a short introduction to the distinctly different wartime experi- ences of the film industries in the Nordic countries during World War II. World War II had a profound impact on Scandinavian history and society, though the five countries had distinctly different experiences of the conflict. Both Denmark and Norway were occupied by Nazi Germany, but the occupation took different forms. In addition to the enormous number of German soldiers Norway had to sustain as part of the Atlantic Wall defence – more than 300,000 soldiers, keywords Scandinavian cinema Nordic cinema film history World War II short subject bjørn sørenssen NTNU HAnnu sAlmi University of Turku edvin vestergAArd kAu University of Aarhus jAn olsson Stockholm University world war ii and scandinavian cinema: An overview